Future Lawyer
Nothing has a greater impact on you than the environment around you. It affects everything, all the time and everywhere – not just aesthetics, well-being and motivation, but also structures and processes.
It is not only the CSMM architects who believe in carefully designed rooms, it is also the lawyers at Linklaters. In the forward-thinking “Future lawyer” pilot project, they jointly created a flowing spatial structure with a design that is captivating both the experienced and latest generation of talented lawyers.
The common understanding led to the specific question of whether new approaches to room design could improve the way lawyers work and, at the same time, meet the requirements of the latest generation of lawyers.
For the latter, how well a future employer understands issues such as modern workflow and work processes, the compatibility of work and home life or the question of self-fulfilment can often be a key issue.
Just as in most industries, several different generations also share a room concept here. With the sometimes conflicting requirements and demands of the baby-boom, golf, X, Y and Z generations, a balanced and simultaneously forward-thinking concept needs to be designed.
This was the task that international law firm Linklaters set itself and it worked with the design and consultancy company CSMM to develop an ambitious workplace concept entitled “Future lawyer” that is now being rolled out in various forms across several successive locations in Germany.
The upgrade of the Frankfurt office represents a forward-thinking pilot project, with a balanced mix of work areas, break-out think tank spaces and a staff lounge – packed into a world made from high-quality materials and a colour concept tailored specifically to Linklaters.
As this concept breaks with the traditional layout of individual offices, it was important to create a flowing spatial structure that almost exclusively uses zoning and sound-absorbing acoustic elements to achieve individual “perceived work stations”.
In addition to the creative conception and implementation, CSMM - architecture matters carried out a comprehensive needs analysis involving employees, which at the same time ensured the success of the project by being the initial step in a change management process supporting the project.
